Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – December 15, 2005
The Lost Painting/Jonathan Harr The search for a missing Caravaggio reads like a mystery in a fascinating work by the author of A Civil Action.
Bookwaves on Cover to Cover
3:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
In-depth interviews with authors of fiction and narrative non-fiction, delving deeply into political and social issues, literary technique, and the life of the author. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – December 8, 2005
Shalimar The Clown/Salman Rushdie This novel about the making of a terrorist examines the roots of terror and resistance, from occupied France to the current situation with Islamists. Slow at first, it grows on you.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – December 1, 2005
The King in the Window/Adam Gopnik Paris to the Moon/Adam Gopnik New Yorker writer Gopnik’s two books set in Paris, the first a children’s novel, the second a memoir of his five years in Parils. Gopnik is a marvelous and brilliant writer, particularly in the memoir.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – November 24, 2005
I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight/Margaret Cho The comedian presents a combination of rants and blogs that reflect material in her various acts.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – November 17, 2005
Book Review Program Stark and the Star Kings/Edmund Hamilton & Leigh Brackett. (Haffner Press) A collection from the late husband and wife science fiction writers, featuring their only previously unpublished collaboration. Rollicking space opera for teenagers. RAL City of Falling Angels/John Berendt. First-rate follow up to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil/RW Shalimar … Continued
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – November 10, 2005
Saving Fish From Drowning/Amy Tan The Opposite of Fate/Amy Tan Amy Tan’s latest book is a picaresque comic novel featuring twelve travelers and their adventures in Myanmar. While enjoyable in its own right, it doesn’t have the depth of her earlier novels nor of her recent superb essay collection, "The Opposite of Fate."
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – November 3, 2005
City of Falling Angels/John Berendt Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil/John Berendt Berendt’s recent book is a brilliant evocation of Venice today, as seen through the eyes of its residents.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – October 27, 2005
Pre-empted for fund drive.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – October 20, 2005
Don’t Get Too Comfortable/David Rakoff – A witty and readable collection of essays by the NPR commentator and author.
Cover to Cover with Richard Wolinsky – October 13, 2005
Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.